Staten Island FerryHawks Re-Ink 2 Players: Johnson, Esposito for 2024 ALPB Season

The Staten Island FerryHawks of the independent Atlantic League have recently re-signed two players for the upcoming 2024 campaign: outfielder Kolby Johnson and pitcher John Esposito, the team announced via X.

We are excited to welcome back College of Staten Island Baseball product and Staten Island native, John Esposito! The homegrown pitcher made his professional debut when he joined the FerryHawks in the middle of the 2023 season, appearing in 8 games. pic.twitter.com/nMtbXlvtfJ

— SI FerryHawks (@FerryHawks) January 23, 2024

Johnson, 24, hit .361 with five home runs, 22 RBI, and 16 stolen bases to go along with a .450 OBP, .578 SLG percentage and 1.029 OPS with the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League in 2023 before finishing out the season with Staten Island.

Esposito, a Staten Island native who climb the bump for the College of Staten Island, pitched in eight games in his professional debut for the FerryHawks last year. He tied a single-game program-best in strikeouts in CSI history with 18.

The signings, along with Luis Castro, make it three players under contract so far for the season.

— Jerry Del Priore